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22 June 20215 April 2022

GIDARA Energy announces a new facility converting non-recyclable waste into advanced biofuels

The produced renewable fuel will replace fossil-based fuels, creating significant carbon savings

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Alte Textilien aus Pilzen entdeckt

Schon vor mehr als 100 Jahren fertigten die Ureinwohner Amerikas Textilien aus Pilzen. Wie sich jetzt zeigt, verblüffen die Stoffe durch robuste Eigenschaften

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Conoship responds to World Bank’s stance on LNG

Company sees a ‘bright future for LNG in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry'

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Bandai Is Offering a Recycling Service for Its Gunpla Model Kits

Offering to take in your plastic model runners

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Introducing HY-CAT, a project devoted to finding better catalysts to spur a CO2 circular economy

The electrochemical conversion of CO2 can generate a variety of valuable products, such as liquid fuels used to power transportation

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Das Projekt HY-CAT widmet sich der Suche nach besseren Katalysatoren, um eine CO2-Kreislaufwirtschaft voranzutreiben

Die elektrochemische Umwandlung von CO2 kann eine Vielzahl wertvoller Produkte erzeugen, wie etwa Flüssigkraftstoffe für den Verkehr

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Nouryon signs long-term partnership with sustainable bioproduct supplier Metsä Fibre

Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, has signed a 10-year agreement with Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group

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21 June 202128 June 2021

Bio-based News is now Renewable Carbon News

Dear readers of Bio-based News,

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Sustainable colouring at the highest level: Lifocolor presents the trendy colours of 2022 for home-compostable biopolymers

For the first time, Lifocolor has designed its trending colour series 2022 according to the standards of bio-C masterbatches

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Nachhaltige Einfärbung auf höchstem Niveau: Lifocolor präsentiert Trendfarben 2022 für heimkompostierbare Biopolymere

Lifocolor hat erstmals seine Trendfarbenserie 2022 nach den Maßstäben der Bio-C-Masterbatches konzipiert

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Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland takes significant step forward

Crop harvested for first time in 50 years will support development of a bio-economy in Scotland

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Dan*na launches a pilot plant for biomaterials and bioplastics production in the Barcelona Science Park

Company is among the 5 TOP startups in the world that develop sustainable plastics, in a recent report by StartUs Insights

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Ein biobasierter Holzschutz gegen Feuer

Nach dem Vorbild der Rinde der Kanarischen Kiefer, die Waldbränden trotzt, entwickeln Forschende auf Basis von Nanocellulose biobasierte feuerhemmende Lacke zum Schutz von Holz im Innen- und Außenbereich

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Could a natural material replace plastic?

Overcoming obstacles for the bioplastics industry

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From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment

A research team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology reports that the new material made from whey protein actually improves its mechanical performance after days of exposure to high temperatures

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World-first discovery could fuel the new green ammonia economy

Australian chemists have found a clean, efficient method of making large amounts of ammonia

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Adidas invests in Finnish sustainable fibre firm Spinnova

Adidas has pledged to shift to using only recycled polyester from 2024

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Scientists from Lithuania developed eco-friendly technology to produce energy from textile waste

Researchers estimate that by converting lint microfibers produced by 1 million people, almost 14 tons of oil, 21.5 tons of gas and nearly 10 tons of char could be produced

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18 June 202116 June 2021

OLEAF4VALUE: An Innovative Upcycling Project

Three-year project to develop a complete valorisation system for the olive leaf

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Mit Solar-Treibstoff zum Klimaziel

Empa-Forschende untersuchen im Mobilitätsdemonstrator «move» die Herstellung von synthetischem Methan aus energetischer, technischer und wirtschaftlicher Perspektive

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Saving the climate with solar fuel

In Empa's mobility demonstrator, move, researchers are investigating the production of synthetic methane from an energy, technical and economic perspective

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‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products

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Kreislaufwirtschaft ist mehr als Recycling

Potential und Dynamik von Circular Economy als zukunftsfähiges Marktmodell

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Oberon Fuels plant begins commercial production

As part of a $6 million project grant from the California Energy Commission, Oberon is converting waste methanol into rDME at its Brawley facility

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From Waste-to-Chemicals to Waste-to-Jet

Partners repurpose the Rotterdam waste-to-chemicals project to waste-to-jet based on substantial targets and demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, expected support for Recycled Carbon Fuels and a full scope, ‘in-house’ technical solution to be provided by Enerkem and Shell

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Fashion for Good Launches The Renewable Carbon Textiles Project

The project brings together key industry players to investigate, test and validate the solutions provided by innovators in the PHA polymer space

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Cellulosics avoid SUP rulings but bioplastics included

Commission taking the view that a polymer will only be natural if its polymerization process actually takes place in nature

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Biobased BDO, spider silks, new textile hubs: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Supermaterials!

Get the Inside True Story— spider silk proteins and bio-based BDO, what are the techs, projects, apps, rationales and more

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Bio-based chemicals capacity build-up continues

A planned 65 ktpa fermentation-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) capacity in Iowa, USA, to be built by a newly-formed joint venture called Qore

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17 June 20219 September 2021

A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on CO2 emissions

Experts from the German nova-Institute present a tool for elegantly pricing the true cause of global warming

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Nestlé develops two new packaging innovations for Vittel® natural mineral water bottles

New Hybrid bottle drastically reduces plastic and combines 100% recyclable components with patent-pending snap-apart design to facilitate recycling sorting

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Die Neuinterpretation der Wasserflasche: Jabil Packaging Solutions bringt VITTEL®-Hybridflasche auf den Markt

Neue Hybridflasche reduziert den Kunststoffanteil drastisch und enthält 100% recycelbare Komponenten sowie ein zum Patent angemeldetes Snap-Apart-Design, das die Sortierung beim Recycling erleichtert

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Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints

Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materials

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Greiner Packaging produces first cup prototypes made of Bornewables™

A portfolio of premium polyolefins designed for circularity by Borealis

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Einseitige Produktion und Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe kann die Arten- und Klimakrise verschärfen

Neue Studie des IINAS im Auftrag des NABU zeigt, wo die Potenziale für eine nachhaltige Nutzung von Rohstoffen am größten sind

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DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution

Innovation in plastics recycling technology is a triple win by cutting plastic waste, reducing industrial energy use and emissions, and creating clean manufacturing jobs

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EU biorefinery outlook to 2030

European Commission's study presents the possible growth until 2030, provides actions required to increase the deployment of chemical and material driven biorefineries in the EU

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16 June 202116 June 2021

Vitol Aviation and Neste enable Heathrow to become first UK major airport to incorporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel into operation

Whilst the fuel supply may be comparatively small, it serves as proof of concept for more flights to be operated using SAF at the UK’s hub airport going forwar

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NatureWorks: Neues Werk für PLA-Polymere in Thailand in Planung

Mit der Fertigstellung der Anlagen zur Produktion von Milchsäure, Lactiden und PLA-Polymeren wird 2024 gerechnet

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Wall Street wins signal the start of a synthetic biology revolution

Last month, Ginkgo Bioworks landed a blank-check deal that valued the company at $15 billion, more than triple what it was worth last year

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Lactips is innovating for sustainable packaging

Industrial and commercial partnership with Plastiques Venthenat to replace polluting plastics for consumer and commercial use

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Grüne Chemie: Neue, effiziente Verfahren für biobasierte Fett- und Acrylnitrile und Polyamide entwickelt

Hohe Ausbeuten, milde Reaktionsbedingungen, neue Produkteigenschaften

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Cargill and HELM partner to build $300M commercial-scale, renewable BDO facility, first in the US, to meet growing customer demand

New joint venture unveils QIRA, a bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that saves up to 93 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of conventional BDO

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Japan to expand cross-sector use of synthetic methane

Inpex has been co-ordinating with Nedo in a pilot project to produce synthetic methane at its oil and gas fields to explore the potential of recycling CO₂

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Carbios strengthens its position in polymer biodegradation technologies with the acquisition of the SPI Fund’s entire stake of Carbiolice capital

By holding 100% of Carbiolice’s capital, Carbios is strengthening its capacity to develop its activities on polymers biodegradation beyond PLA

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15 June 202116 June 2021

First candidates for NextGen District at port of Antwerp announced

Start of second round of market consultation for pioneers in circularity

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Erste Kandidaten für NextGen District im Hafen von Antwerpen bekannt

Start der zweiten Runde der Marktbefragung für Vorreiter in Sachen Kreislaufwirtschaft

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Carbios buys out SPI Fund’s stake in Carbiolice capital

This acquisition demonstrates Carbios’ confidence in Carbiolice’s development capability and reinforces its ambition as the world leader in biological technologies to rethink the end of life of plastics and synthetic fibres

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Industrielle Textilfärbung mit pflanzlichen Lebensmittelabfällen entwickelt

Erste Textilien-Kollektion in Kleinserie bereits mit lokalen Unternehmen umgesetzt

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Kimberly-Clark Partners with Biotech Innovator RWDC to Design Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastics

The partnership will provide Kimberly-Clark with RWDC's polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) source material, Solon^TM, to develop additional products that are marine degradable